From f0ee96d6f5975ea17a848bb6f9c873046c207d39 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?C=C3=A9line=20Dedaj?= Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2022 23:56:28 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Replaced "respectful" with "kind" (#1373) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Asking people to be “respectful” can be considered “tone policing” and may be weaponized against people seeking help from the CoC team. So, I replaced instances in which we stated that we'd expect "respect" with the more encompassing and less risky "kindness". Please see this document for more background information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XzHMymzn3hxdlnaI44iukT24fy1MdwTXdebhzT45bCI/edit?usp=sharing Co-authored-by: jonmeow --- CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md | 26 +++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md index 2018d4ac7062..60ac09764f22 100644 --- a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md +++ b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md @@ -24,16 +24,16 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception ## Guidelines -The Carbon community works to be welcoming and respectful, with a deep -commitment to psychological safety, and we want to ensure that doesn’t change as -we grow and evolve. To that end, we have a few ground rules that we ask all -community members to adhere to: +The Carbon community works to be welcoming and kind among itself and to others, +with a deep commitment to psychological safety, and we want to ensure that +doesn’t change as we grow and evolve. To that end, we have a few ground rules +that we ask all community members to adhere to: - be welcoming, - be friendly and patient, - be considerate, -- be respectful, -- be careful in the words that you choose and be kind to others, +- be kind, +- be careful in the words that you choose, - when we disagree, try to understand why, and - recognize when progress has stopped, and take a step back. @@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ spaces: Remember that we’re a world-wide community, so you might not be communicating in someone else’s primary language. -- **Be respectful.** Not all of us will agree all the time, but disagreement - is no excuse for poor behavior and poor manners. We might all experience - some frustration now and then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn - into a personal attack. It’s important to remember that a community where - people feel uncomfortable or threatened is not a productive one. Members of - our community should be respectful when dealing with other members as well - as with people outside the Carbon community. +- **Be kind.** Not all of us will agree all the time, but disagreement is no + excuse for poor behavior and hurtful words. We might all experience some + frustration now and then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn into + a personal attack. It’s important to remember that a community where people + feel uncomfortable or threatened is not a productive one. Members of our + community should be kind when dealing with other members as well as with + people outside the Carbon community. - **Be careful in the words that you choose and be kind to others.** Do not insult or put down other participants. Harassment and other exclusionary